Development and building trade capacity
World Trade Report 2003
Aug 2003
Book
The World Trade Report is a new annual WTO publication focused on trade trends and policy issues. The 2003 edition examines developments in South-South trade, trends in commodity markets, and the growth of Regional Trade Agreements.
Rapport sur le Commerce Mondial 2003
Aug 2003
Book
Le rapport sur le commerce mondial 2003 est entièrement centré sur le développement. En expliquant la génèse du problème et en proposant un cadre d'analyse dans lequel traiter la question des rapports entre commerce et développement, il vise à aider chacun à débattre en toute connaissance de cause et à mieux évaluer les options qui s'offrent aux gouvernements pour faire face aux défis du moment.
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2003
Aug 2003
Book
El tema principal del Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2003 es el desarrollo. Al explicar el origen de esta cuestión y ofrecer un marco analítico para abordar la cuestión de la relación entre comercio y desarrollo, se pretende que el Informe contribuya a un debate más informado y a una mejor apreciación de las distintas opciones disponibles para abordar los problemas de política.
Mainstreaming Trade to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals
May 2018
Book
The WTO is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which set targets to be achieved by 2030 in areas such as poverty reduction, health, education and the environment. The SDGs put significant emphasis on the role that trade plays in promoting sustainable development and recognize the contribution that the WTO can make to the 2030 Agenda. By delivering and implementin Read More
Strengthening Africa’s Capacity to Trade
Mar 2021
Book
Open global trade has had positive effects for African industrialization and development. Keeping markets open and predictable, as well as fostering a more generally favourable business environment, will be critical to spur renewed investment in Africa and support the continent’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This report looks at efforts to help African countries build capacity and to take fuller advantage of the benefits that trade brin Read More
Rapport sur le Commerce Mondial 2014
Sept 2014
Book
Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2014 examine comment quatre grandes tendances économiques récentes ont modifié la façon dont les pays en développement peuvent se servir du commerce pour favoriser leur développement. Ces tendances sont l'essor économique des pays en développement, l'intégration croissante de la production mondiale à travers les chaînes d'approvisionnement, la hausse des prix des produits agricoles et des ress Read More
Trade and Poverty Reduction
New Evidence of Impacts in Developing Countries
Dec 2018
Book
Global trade has contributed strongly to reducing poverty but important challenges remain in making trade work for the poorest. This publication presents eight case studies to reveal how trade can help to reduce poverty in developing countries. It focuses on four constraints faced by the extremely poor – namely that they tend to live in rural areas, work in the informal sector, live in fragile and conflict-affected regions and face gender inequality. The Read More
World Trade Report 2013
Jul 2013
Book
The world is changing with extraordinary rapidity, driven by many influences, including shifts in production and consumption patterns, continuing technological innovation, new ways of doing business and, of course, policy. The World Trade Report 2013 focuses on how trade is both a cause and an effect of change and looks into the factors shaping the future of world trade. One of the most significant drivers of change is technology. Not only have r Read More
Training and Technical Assistance
Improving Understanding of the WTO Trading System
Mar 2015
Book
Over 14,700 participants from developing countries benefited from WTO training courses and distance learning programmes in 2014. This training has been instrumental in helping government officials gain a greater understanding of the multilateral trading system and in helping developing countries tackle the challenges of being a WTO member, enforce their rights and meet their obligations.
World Trade Report 2014
Sept 2014
Book
The World Trade Report 2014 looks at how four recent major economic trends have changed how developing countries can use trade to facilitate development: the economic rise of developing economies, the growing integration of global production through supply chains, the higher prices for agricultural goods and natural resources, and the increasing interdependence of the world economy. It also looks into what role the WTO can play.
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2014
Comercio y desarrollo: tendencias recientes y función de la OMC
Sept 2014
Book
El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2014 analiza la forma en que cuatro importantes tendencias económicas recientes han cambiado la manera en que los países en desarrollo pueden utilizar el comercio para impulsar su crecimiento. Esas tendencias son el auge de las economías en desarrollo, la integración creciente de la producción mundial a través de las cadenas de suministro, el aumento de los precios de los productos agropecuarios y los recurso Read More
Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries
Jan 2009
Book
This study focuses on the relationship between trade and the growth of the informal economy in developing countries. Based on existing academic literature, complemented with new empirical research by the ILO and the WTO, the study discusses how trade reform affects different aspects of the informal economy. It also examines how high rates of informal employment diminish the scope for developing countries to translate trade openness into sustainable l Read More
Global Value Chain Development Report 2019
Technological Innovation, Supply Chain Trade, and Workers in a Globalized World
Apr 2017
Book
This report takes stock of the evolution of global value chains (GVCs) in light of technological developments, such as robotics, big data and the Internet of Things. It discusses how these technologies are reshaping GVCs and examines the effect of these changes on labor markets in developed and developing economies and on supply chain management. The report discusses how technological developments are creating new opportunities for the partici Read More
Trade Impacts of LDC Graduation
May 2020
Book
A new report issued by the WTO on 8 May seeks to help least developed countries (LDCs) better understand the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status. The product of a joint effort between the WTO and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), “Trade Impacts of LDC Graduation” looks at how graduation may affect LDCs’ participation in world trade, including their access to export markets, and implications for their WTO commitments.
Rapport sur le Commerce Mondial 2013
Jul 2013
Book
Le monde change à une incroyable vitesse et ce sous l’influence de nombreux facteurs, y compris l’évolution des modes de production et de consommation, l’innovation technologique permanente, les nouvelles façons de faire du commerce et, bien sûr, la politique. Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2013 montre en quoi le commerce est à la fois une cause et un effet du changement et examine les facteurs qui façonnent l’avenir du commerce mondial.
African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO
Jan 2016
Book
Twenty-first century Africa is in a process of economic transformation, but challenges remain in areas such as structural reform, governance, commodity pricing and geopolitics. This book looks into key questions facing the continent, such as how Africa can achieve deeper integration into the rules-based multilateral trading system and the global economy. It provides a range of perspectives on the future of the multilateral trading system and Africa' Read More
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2013
Jul 2013
Book
El mundo está cambiando con extraordinaria rapidez bajo la influencia de numerosos factores, entre otros, la evolución de las pautas de producción y consumo, la constante innovación tecnológica, las nuevas formas de comerciar y, evidentemente, las políticas. El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2013 se centra en el comercio como causa y efecto del cambio, y examina los factores que configuran el futuro del comercio mundial.
Trade Impacts of LDC Graduation
Insights from Country-Specific Market Access Analyses
Aug 2020
Book
Graduation from the status of least-developed country (LDC) marks an important milestone in the development path of each LDC. At the same time, the phasing-out of international support measures associated with LDC status, including trade preferences and special treatment in the WTO, could present challenges for graduating LDCs in their efforts to continue integration into the global economy. A quarter of LDCs were on track to graduate from Read More
The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty
Jul 2015
Book
The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty looks at the complex relationships between economic growth, poverty reduction and trade, and examines the challenges that poor people face in benefiting from trade opportunities. Written jointly by the World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines how trade could make a greater contribution to ending poverty by increasing efforts to lower trade costs, improve the enabling environment, implement trade poli Read More
Connecting to Global Markets
Feb 2014
Book
This book brings together contributions from the 14 WTO chair-holders of the first phase of the WTO Chairs Programme (2010-2014). The volume is divided into four sections, focusing on export diversification, the role of non-tariff measures, the rule of law in connecting to global markets, and the role of the Aid for Trade initiative in building trade capacity and overcoming supply side constraints.
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